I have my Beetle body back on the floor pan and someone told me not to put holes in the floor pan seal where the bolts pass through. They told me to just poke a screw driver through when the body is back on and then put the bolts in.
Well, I have put the screwdriver through and can feel the bolt hole but do you think I can get the F%#@en things to start.
I understand that the rubber will be sealed around the bolt, but it has made life hard. Sorry, I am just letting off some steam and to see what others have done.
Not happy Jan (Kev)
P.S. I have a feeling the perpetrator will know whom he is !!!!
barls ·
if you can see where it is could you get in there with something like a craft knife or similar and just cut the offending rubber out ie clear the hole
Aussie Dubbin ·
Shit eh! don't you hate it when you take someones advise and if f&^ks up in your face.
NO suggestiopns but what barls says sounds good. Get a long pointy tipped blade and a a few spares. Craft shops sell them on a pencil type handle
beetleboyjeff ·
Would it work if you heated up a spare bolt or a piece of rod of the correct diameter, and melted the hole through with that?
hellbugged ·
hole punch would be the go?
beetleboyjeff ·
Or a drill. Just would have to be carefull not to drill into the threads. Maybe a depth stop on the drill bit?
HappyDaze ·
Kev, are you using the correct bolts, i.e. the ones with the pointed ends?
Sides ·
I had a similar problem when I did mine... I just persevered, and eventually got them started.
Like Greg has said tho.. make sure you have the pointy bolts !!!
Good Luck.
👍
Camo ·
Thanks all for your thoughts. I did preserver as Dave suggested, I have the correct pointed bolts and the help of an air ratchet made the difference.
I have now calmed down, so to the dickhead that told me what to do - sorry 😘
Kev
ian.mezz ·
put some lube on it and it will go in easier.🤪
ian.mezz ·
o yeah did you try the bolts before you put the body on to clean any paint out of the bolt holes.😊
Camo ·
Ian, can I borrow some of your KY then 😁
I now know why I always have a problem getting it in and screwing all the way to the bottom 😉
You a bad man, but I like 👍
Kev
ian.mezz ·
nope, you will just have to get a tube of never seize.🤪🙅🤪
vw54 ·
Come on Kev Life wasnt meant to B easy
geta grip its a Volkswagen nuthing is wasy
Its takesa little extra time but can be done
Now i will put my DiCkHeAd hat back on
vw54 ·
So have you tightened them down in the correct sequence ???
and not over tightened them as well or you can twist the body and your door gaps wont be any good
Camo ·
Gee Dave, you nominated yourself as the culprit.
As I said at 6.34pm (this thread), sorry. I just had a dose of the shits, my sister brought my daughter home from the movies and the wife turned up at the same time I was trying to get the bolts in. Not a good combination.
I only have about 6 in so far and I haven't tightened them. Are you still talking to me and going to divulge the sequence for tightening them down and to what torque.
Kev.
P.S. Dave, what it the go with your new avatar. Are you telling us that you are having a change and getting into something else.
Mr Bubble Head ·
Buy/get a soldering iron with a good sized tip and let it heat up for a good 10 mins off ya go doing one by one. Tip: do one hole then start the bolt go to the opersite hole do it start the bolt etc etc.
Starting the bolt stops the rubber setting in the thread also it gives the iron time to heat back up for the next hole. trust me its easy as.
dont use anything apart from the pointy bolts.
68AutoBug ·
Camo wrote:Thanks all for your thoughts. I did preserver as Dave suggested, I have the correct pointed bolts and the help of an air ratchet made the difference.
I have now calmed down, so to the dickhead that told me what to do - sorry 😘
Kev
I wouldn't go as far as Kiss him Kev....
but I believe that would have been the way at the factory..
and that is why lots of bolts are pointed....
even in japanese cars...
Well sounds like the top is being connected to the bottom Kev..
body to chassis...
did You put a new bush in below the gearshifter in the tunnel
Kev?
Are You staying swing axle or CV Joints???
LEE
HappyDaze ·
Originally posted by 68AutoBug
Are You staying swing axle or CV Joints???
LEE
Of course he's staying swing axle - he's not a dickhead, are you Kev?😂 😂😂
Camo ·
Swing axle it is ❗
Thanks for the soldering iron trick.
Lee, have a look at my build thread and you will see the body on the floor pan photos.
Kev
vw54 ·
YEAH all of us D I c K hE A D s have Torsion bar front n Swing REar
the only way to go
AS the COMBO works
not like all those spring n things
LOL LL LOL OL OL 😂😵💫👍😵❗🙂😉😂
Camo ·
Dave,
you still talking to me. Surely I am not the first person to call you a dickhead 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
It's actually me that is the DH 🙁
Kev
68AutoBug ·
Mr Bubble Head wrote:Buy/get a soldering iron with a good sized tip and let it heat up for a good 10 mins off ya go doing one by one. Tip: do one hole then start the bolt go to the opersite hole do it start the bolt etc etc.
Starting the bolt stops the rubber setting in the thread also it gives the iron time to heat back up for the next hole. trust me its easy as.
dont use anything apart from the pointy bolts.
Hi
My soldering irons are My best tools lol...
I use them for all sorts of things....
20 to 60 watters....
that's what I would have used in the holes...
LEE
PS: its just that the soldering iron will smell like that for a while
lol...
PS: Yes, I'll have to look at Your album Kev...
LEE
waltermitty ·
Camo wrote:Well, I have put the screwdriver through and can feel the bolt hole but do you think I can get the F%#@en things to start.
Mate lube it up an put some hair on the hole! This usually does the trick for me .
M
HappyDaze ·
Hope the smell of burning rubber isn't a problem for you ,Kev.😏
When you get that beast going, better get used to it!👍😂😂😂